TechByter Worldwide 2013.03.31: Magazines Continue Trying to Put Themselves Out of Business; Your "Private" Files May Actually Be Public Files; State Government in a Digital Age; and Short Circuits.

Published: March 31, 2013, 4 a.m.

Electronic versions of magazines cost less to produce but the subscription fee is higher. Why? Files that some large and important companies have put in the cloud turned out not to be protected. State governments are doing better when it comes to providing information about how your tax dollars are spent. In Short Circuits, software that could crash your car, an annoyed spammer nearly takes down the Internet, and good news for readers.